It is a call that comes from the heart.
Deeply affected by the disappearance of Christophe Dominici at the age of 48, Tuesday November 24 after a fall of ten meters in Saint-Cloud (Hauts-de-Seine), an association of supporters of RC Toulon is launching an initiative to honor his memory.
On the home page of their site, the Fils de Besagne, which bears the name of a district of the Var city, ask that a Christophe-Dominici trophy be created and put into play on the occasion of each meeting between their club and Stade Français, where the former XV de France winger became an icon by winning five Brennus Shields between 1997 and 2008.
FOR A “CHRISTOPHE DOMINICI TROPHY” 🏉
Because Toulon ... Because Paris ... BECAUSE #DOMI
The link to our pdf here ⤵️⤵️⤵️https: //t.co/U877D7z8sq pic.twitter.com/VuooKEgsZS
- The Sons of Besagne (@FilsdeBesagne) November 29, 2020
This trophy would be awarded this season to the winner of the double confrontation between Toulonnais and Stadistes during the Top 14 regular season (first leg at Jean-Bouin on December 6 during the 11th day and return to Mayol on March 20 for the 19th day).
RC Toulon player (1993-1997), Christophe Dominici led his professional career in these two clubs.
In their press release, the Fils de Besagne specify their approach: "This trophy, put back into play each season, would be won by the best of the two teams, namely the one with the most field points at the end of the two season matches. regular.
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But the most important is that Christophe must remain in our collective imagination.
We want to believe that each season, players, management and supporters of both clubs will come together around the values he embodied.
The “Christophe Dominici Trophy” would be a hymn to the rage for life, to the gift of oneself for a collective and to fraternity in sport.
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